Religion briefs in Wayland and Weston for week of May 16

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The May 19 service at First Parish in Wayland, a Unitarian Universalist congregation, will feature Credo Sunday, led by our eighth graders. We extend a warm invitation to those interested in attending services, which begin at 10 a.m. Free nursery care will be provided during the Sunday service for those 4 years old and younger.

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Credo Sunday at First Parish

WAYLAND – The May 19 service at First Parish in Wayland, a Unitarian Universalist congregation, will feature Credo Sunday, led by our eighth graders. We extend a warm invitation to those interested in attending services, which begin at 10 a.m.

Free nursery care will be provided during the Sunday service for those 4 years old and younger.

Children of all ages are welcome to participate in First Parish’s religious education program. Sunday School through sixth grade and lively youth programs for seventh- and eighth-graders and high school students are offered. Registration forms are available on the website (www.uuwayland.org) or at the church.

Directly after the service, we will gather outside for a short ceremony to kick off a construction project and to celebrate all aspects of the campaign, “For All the Ages.” The construction project will connect the 1815 Meetinghouse and 1980 Parish House with a new gathering space and entryway, and provide handicapped access to the Parish House, dedicated youth space, and enhanced meeting spaces.

In addition to the new construction and renovation, First Parish will install a new organ, enhance community outreach, and support a new endowment named the Sawyer Fund.

The ground may already be broken by next Sunday, so we have planned a special “shovel-less groundbreaking.” Please plan on joining us for the ceremony shortly after 11 a.m., followed by refreshments in the vestry.

In addition, the next Walden Forum will be held on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m., focusing on “The Power of Pink: A Serious Breast Cancer Discussion.” The session will be held at Wayland Middle School Auditorium, rather than at the church as usual.

First Parish in Wayland is located at the intersection of routes 20 and 27.

We are proud to celebrate and support the lives of all who come to our church, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and transsexual persons.

For more information call 508-358-6133.

Confirmation at Congregational Church

WESTON – All are invited to worship at Congregational Church of Weston, UCC, each Sunday morning a 10:30 a.m.

On this Pentecost Sunday, May 19, four young people from Wayland and Weston will be confirmed and welcomed into formal church membership. These young people have been working with Rev. Dr. Philip Joseph Mayher and their own individual mentors from the congregation for the past year to learn more about Christian beliefs and to discern their own ideas of what it means to be a Christian.

Those in attendance will hear the confirmands’ individual statements of faith along with a brief charge to the group from Rev. Dr. Mayher – these take the place of a sermon.

The Biblical text for the day will be Acts 2: 1-21. The choir will sing under the direction of Samuel Martinborough, assisted by organist Alexander Lane.

After the Rite of Confirmation, children in grades K to 8 will leave for their Faith Discovery classes, where they will work on the worship service they will be leading on Sunday, June 16.

During most of the year, a Montessori curriculum, “Godly Play,” is used for younger elementary students. “Seasons of the Spirit,” a lectionary-based curriculum, is used for students in grades 3 to 5 and 6 to 8.

Child care for infants and preschoolers, available during worship, includes instructional stories and activities.

In addition to the Faith Discovery program for children and confirmation classes, the church offers youth group programs that meet regularly outside of the worship hour for middle and high School students. Activities for these two groups often involve participation in community service projects.

For more details about Faith Discovery for children, youth groups and confirmation, click on the Children & Youth tab of our website (www.congwestonucc.net).

The church is an open and affirming congregation within the United Church of Christ, located at 130 Newton St. For more information call the church office at 781-899-5417. All are most welcome!

Reading of the Pentecost

WAYLAND – Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 169 Rice Road, Wayland, welcomes everyone to our worship service on Sunday at 10 a.m.

On May 19, the service will include the traditional multilingual reading of the story of Pentecost from the Book of Acts.

Music will be provided by the church choir under the direction of organist Daniel Ryan.

Sunday School for pre-kindergarten through fourth grade will meet concurrently with the worship service.

For more information contact the church office (508-358-7397, chswayland@chswayland.org) or visit our website (www.chswayland.org).

Lay servant to preach

WESTON – Weston United Methodist Church invites you to worship and Sunday School on Sunday, May 19 at 10:30 a.m.

Robert Hout, a lay servant at Weston United Methodist, will preach a sermon titled, “May I Offer You Some Fruit?”

Holy Communion will be served at 10:25 a.m., prior to the service.

The Adult Choir will sing under the direction of Saewon Lee Chun, director of music and organist. Nursery care is provided for infants through age 3 during the service.

The church has a Christian education program for boys and girls ages 4 through senior high school during the Sunday church services at 10:30 a.m. Each Sunday, children are invited to worship with their families for the first 15 minutes of the worship service, and then after the children’s story, leave for their Sunday School classes.

Weston United Methodist Church is located on Route 117 at the intersection of North Avenue (Route 117) and Conant Road near Dairy Joy in Weston.

For more information call the church at 781-893-9595 or visit our website (www.westonunitedmethodist.org).

On Sunday, May 19, worship services will be held at 9:30 and 11 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Christopher Ziegler, senior pastor, will continue the sermon series titled “Live Out Loud: A Lifestyle of Worship.” He will be preaching from John 14: 15-31, and the title of his sermon will be “Life in the Spirit.”

A youth worship service for children in grades 6 to 12 is held each Sunday during the school year at 9:30 a.m. in Bradford Hall, except for the first Sunday of the month when the youth will join the larger congregation to celebrate the Lord’s Supper.

Live the Adventure, a fun, age-appropriate educational program for children in preschool through grade 5, meets Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and continues throughout the year. There is also loving care provided for children in the nursery and crib rooms at 9:30 a.m.

Trinitarian Congregational Church is located at 53 Cochituate Road in Wayland. Visitors and new members are always welcome.

For more information call the church office at 508-358-7717 or visit our website (www.tccwayland.org).

News from Good Shepherd

WAYLAND – In February, a radiator burst at St. Ann Church. The church was filled with several inches of water, causing significant damage to the floor as well as the ceiling in the hall.

While we are carefully watching our budget, we have to address the maintenance needs on all of our properties as they become necessary. We have filed an insurance claim and have been informed the cost of a new floor in the church and ceiling in the hall will be covered by insurance. The repair work will take at least two months.

St. Ann Church will be closed in order to do the necessary repair work. During that time, all Masses and parish activities will take place at our St. Zepherin site. Your patience and understanding of this situation is appreciated.

Our Boston service trip for the youth ministry will be Wednesday to Friday, June 26 to 28 (adjusted because of snow days), and our Camden service trip will be Monday to Saturday, Aug. 5 to 10. The most updated information will be sent by email, so if you are not receiving youth ministry updates by email and would like to, contact Mary Lou Bozza. Deadlines for registration and deposits are due soon.

Our last Youth Mass of the year will be Sunday, June 5, at which we will honor all graduates and announce those receiving scholarships. All are welcome.

Contact Mary Lou Bozza if you would like to get more involved in the Youth Mass. We will be ramping up in the coming year, and looking to you to help us with that!

Finally, we are seeking new parish council members due to the completion of two council members’ terms.

A form to identify potential members can be found in our bulletin, or you may pick up a form at the main entrance of the church. We ask you to return the form to the containers at the main entrance of the church no later than Friday, May 31. The persons identified as potential members will receive a call asking them to participate in an information-discernment session on Wednesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. at St. Zepherin Center. At that time a further description of the workings and responsibilities of the council will be explained, and an opportunity given for the participants to determine if they wish to be considered to serve the parish in this way.

Lead Pastor Brandon Levering will continue the series in the Gospel of Matthew titled “Jesus: King of Heaven and Earth.” His sermon will come from Matthew 5: 38-48, and is titled “The King Who Calls Us to Love in Conflict.”

For more information call 781-237-2633 or visit our website (www.westgate-church.org).

Mitzvah Day

WAYLAND – All are welcome to Congregation Or Atid’s Mitzvah Day on Sunday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

With volunteer opportunities for all ages, join us for a day of “tikkun olam” (good deeds) as we come together as a community to help make the world a better place.

A list of some of the special activities and volunteer opportunities you can register for are below.

· “It’s a Mitzvah and Teddy Bear Brigade” for children ages 2 to 6, in partnership with PJ Library, is a teddy bear building activity designed to emphasize giving and compassion for little ones in a way that they can relate to. All teddy bears will be donated to the Wayland Fire Department to help ease the fear of children going through traumatic events.

Other volunteer opportunities for teens and adults:

· Car wash to raise funds for American Friends of Magen David Adom

· Deliver groceries and other supplies to Brookline-based families in need

· Make scarves and hats to be delivered to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers

· Participate in the Feelie Hearts project

· Collect audiobooks for delivery to Perkins School for the Blind

· Donate materials to be used in the construction of two Wayland homes this fall

Teens and parents can participate in an interactive workshop to help children identify projects that connect their talents and interests with a meaningful and fun mitzvah project. Tour our “Mitzvah Mall” and find innovative organizations that you may find worthy of your support.

Teens from Wayland and Lincoln-Sudbury can get community service hours for their volunteer time at Mitzvah Day.

To find out more and register, call 508-358-9623 or go online (www.congregationoratid.org).

Congregation Or Atid is located at 97 Concord Road in Wayland.

Activities at Sudbury United Methodist

SUDBURY – The 9:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, May 19, will be led by Senior Pastor Joel Guillemette.

The birthday of the church, Pentecost, will be celebrated, as well as baptism, confirmation, and the receiving of new members.

Pastor Guillemette’s sermon is titled “When One Door Closes.” He will reflect on the realization that as Jesus’ ministry among first century disciples concluded, one door closed but Jesus promised that another door would open when God sent the Holy Spirit for all.

After church on Sunday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Health Ministries Commission is sponsoring an intergenerational outing of biking and hiking at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge on Hudson Road in Sudbury. Each family or participant is encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and chairs or a blanket, and to gather afterwards for lunch and fellowship. The visitor center will be open for all to enjoy the nature exhibits.

Also on Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary, there will be a Spring Connexions Concert with vocal and instrumental performances by church members and guest artists. Admission is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received to support the church’s music program. Light refreshments will follow the concert.

Sudbury United Methodist Church welcomes all and is located at 251 Old Sudbury Road (Route 27) just east of Sudbury Center. Church School and child care are at the same time as worship.

Children worship with their families for the first 15 minutes before leaving for age-level classes.

Go online (www.sudbury-umc.org) to learn more about the church or call the church office at 978-443-4351 with questions.

Worship at UU Wellesley

WELLESLEY – On May 19 at 10:30 a.m., worship at Unitarian Universalists of Wellesley, 309 Washington St., Wellesley, will be led by Rev. Sara Ascher.

Music will be provided by Women of the World and organist Zhenia Semeina-Maroyan. Child care and religious education for children and youth is available. A social hour follows the service.

All are welcome. For more information call 781-235-7423 or visit our website (www.uuwellesley.org).

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